Daily Bulletin » Thursday, April 28, 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

MIRA COSTA HIGH

Vision Statement
“Mira Costa is a community of learners where each member has the opportunity to achieve
Academic, creative, personal, and social excellence.”

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Thursday, April 28, 2011 Regular Schedule
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STUDENT INFORMATION
• National Honor Society is having a book drive! Please bring any elementary level books to Room 32 by
May 9th. Thank you!

• SoCal ROC (SROC) schedules and applications for fall are now in the Counselor’s office and in the CCC. Appointments to see Pat Morrow are in Career Center.

• Student Art Show opening at MB Creative Art Center this Friday 6-8pm all are welcome!

• The reception for the student art show will be held this Friday from 6-8 pm at the Manhattan Beach Creative Arts center. It will be a fun evening of art and live music. All students, families and friends are invited to attend. The Art Center is located on Manhattan Beach Blvd across the street from Polliwog Park.

• The library will be closed all day on Friday. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please visit another time.

• Last chance to be in ASB. If you want to be a student representative come to one of the mandatory meetings TODAY at lunch in Room 40.

• It’s your last chance to see Mira Costa’s Drama Department production of All Shook Up! Loosely based on the plot of Twelfth Night, this musical features the music of Elvis Presley! Shows are TODAY, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 and a 2:00 matinee on Saturday, presale tickets for students are $10 and $12 at the door!

• SAT Savvy Intensive Prep Course register now for the June 4th exam. More info in Room 50, 18, or the CCC.

• The Richstone Walk-A-Thon is this Saturday. Kids come and help other kids. We are team MCHS and we would love for you to join us at the Manhattan Beach Pier at 8:00 a.m. come one, come all.

• Attention students if you are interested in taking AP Computer Science next fall please make an appointment to see your counselor. Be sure to check the course handbook to verify that you meet the prerequisites for the course.

CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Come to Invisible Children TODAY at lunch in Room 46. All are welcome!

• This Saturday April 30th, Key Club is collecting toys for children; please help us out by bringing toys to the Artesia lot from 9-1 on Saturday. To get more information, come to our meeting on Thursday in Room 61.

• Friendship Circle meets TODAY in Room 114! Very important meeting today! All members should come to our baby shower!

• Join us TODAY in Room 205 for Partners for the Planet Club.

• Join UNICEF Club in Room 20 TODAY at lunch!

• Lend a Hand Club TODAY at lunch in Room 41!

• New Life Christian Club meeting in Mrs. Manago’s room, Room 66 at lunch TODAY.

SENIORS
• Seniors: If you ordered Graduation Announcements or other Memorabilia from Jostens, please pick them up at the Attendance Office during snack or lunch. Thank you!

• Hey Seniors! Don’t wait until the last minute to turn in your photos for the senior slideshow. Email them to [email protected] or turn them into the Green box in the office! Thanks!

SPORTS
• Sign ups for the dodge ball tournament start next week 6 players to a team and one optional alternate.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
• Calling All Volunteers!

Grand View Elementary School is having their 45th Annual Spring Fair this Saturday, 4/30 from 10am - 5pm and we need your help! If you're interested in volunteering and having fun at the Beauty Booth, Arts & Crafts, Game Booths, Book Sale or Chili Booth - please email Krista Skinner at [email protected] with the hours you're available to work. Lunch will be provided if you work from 12-4.

• Seniors signing up for Art scholarships should bring in a CD or portfolio of your art work. The CCC will submit your art along with your scholarship notebook to the various art scholarship donors.

• Attention Seniors Who Have Completed Scholarship Notebooks:

If you have not come in to the CCC to nominate yourself for the available scholarships, you must do so ASAP in order to have your book considered.

MCHS PTSA and MB Council of PTA Scholarships:

There was some confusion on who can be nominated for these scholarships. Students do not have to be a member of the PTSA, but a member of their family must be a member in order to be considered. Please come in to the CCC this week (April 25-April 29) to nominate yourself for these two scholarships.

The criteria for the MCHS PTSA Scholarship are:
“Family or student is a member of the MCHS PTSA, strong academics, service to MCHS community, attending an accredited college or university in the fall”.

The criteria for the MB Council of PTA’s Scholarship are:
“Family member should be a member of the MCHS PTSA, very strong academic performance, large involvement in something at MCHS other than academics, large involvement in something outside of MCHS”.

FACULTY
• TODAY is Recycling Thursday. Please have a student take your classroom bin to the recycling center on Stadium Way behind Room 74. Thank you.

• Please excuse Boys Volleyball at 1:45 TODAY.